Gourmet Episode 5 Summary

Mr Oh asks Bong Joo and Joo Hee if they know Sung-Chan’s reason for leaving but they both express ignorant of it. Joo Hee’s father then complains about Sung-Chan’s lack of responsibility on leaving Un Ahm Jung without notice. Mr Oh is upset and leaves the room after hearing those words. Back in the office, Joo Hee suggests to Bong Joo to go search for Sung-Chan at his hangout places but is rejected by him. Frustrated by Bong Joo’s unconcern towards Sung-Chan, Joo Hee left the office in a fit of anger.

Joo Hee looks for Jin Soo in the main hall and tells her about Sung-Chan’s disappearance. Jin Soo is puzzled too but she suddenly remembers something amiss on that day…

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Baffled by Sung-Chan’s departure, Min Woo finds Bong Joo in the office but Bong Joo instead tells him to prepare to assume the position of the head of the kitchen. Bong Joo also summons Suk Dong to his office and warns him to keep his lips tight.

In the night, Bong Joo reveals the truth about Sung-Chan’s departure to Mr Oh and Mr Oh shows a little bit of shock.

The next day during the meeting, Mr Oh announces to suspend the competition until Sung-Chan returns to Un Ahm Jung but his decision is challenged by Joo Hee’s father. Bong Joo is furious about Mr Oh’s decision but there is nothing he can do.

Meanwhile, Jin Soo is on her way to a magazine publisher for an interview when she misses her bus stop. During the interview, Director Han (Kang Nam Kil) realises that he has already shredded Jin Soo’s Resume and so he gives a lame excuse that the interview is already over and ignores Jin Soo. Jin Soo leaves the office in rage.

Outside the magazine company, Jin Soo receives a phone call from her manager at Un Ahm Jung. She then boards on a cab but realises that the customer inside refuses to alight. After some commotion with the frustrated cab driver, Jin Soo finally reaches Un Ahm Jung. However, she is already very late for work. She threatens to resign after an insult from her manager.

During the meeting, Joo Hee’s father announces the visit of a world renowned gourmet columnist, Mr Ted Oh to Un Ahm Jung. Everyone is surprised as this Mr Ted Oh is well-known for his stringent ratings. Mr Oh is displeased about this and before leaving the room, says that the reputation of Un Ahm Jung is not determined by a single person.

Director Han gets hold of news on Ted Oh’s visit to Un Ahm Jung and intends to do an interview with him. He then looks for Jin Soo at the restaurant, promising to hire her if she manages to do an interview with Ted Oh. Jin Soo is attracted by his offer.

On the day of Mr Ted Oh’s visit, everyone is busy preparing the dishes when they receive news on his early arrival. Bong Joo finds it strange for Mr Ted Oh to arrive 2 hours before the scheduled time and hence ponders over it.

In the meantime, Mr Oh and Ja Woon are on a travel around Korea. They reach a place named “Blossom Market” after alighting from the train. While strolling around, Ja Woon joins in a local dance.

Back at the restaurant, Bong Joo finally discovers the reason for Mr Ted Oh’s early visit. He then serves Mr Ted Oh with milk porridge before the main dishes and Mr Ted Oh is very pleased by this.

A person at the main hall requests for red bean porridge but he isn’t satisfied with the porridge despite several re-makes by the chef. Tired of having to re-do the red bean porridge over and over again, the chef (Jong Goo) goes out to the main hall to reason with that customer. The customer turns out to be the secretary of Mr Ted Oh. He does it on purpose to test the quality of service at Un Ahm Jung. Mr Ted Oh is disappointed by this but he is stopped by Jin Soo before leaving. Jin Soo requests for another chance to cover for this mistake.

Back in the office, everyone is pressing Jin Soo for the name of the dish Mr Ted Oh is looking for. Jin Soo does not know what it is but ultimately realizes it, with the clues given by Joo Hee. The second attempt is successful and Mr Ted Oh is extremely touched.

Mr Oh returns to Un Ahm Jung and is satisfied with Bong Joo’s performance. On the other hand, Joo Hee goes around looking for Sung-Chan in the wet market but to no avail. When she returns to the restaurant, she meets Bong Joo who is waiting for her. After the conversation, Joo Hee is disgusted by Bong Joo’s unconcern for Sung-Chan and leaves.

The following day, Jin Soo is sent off by her colleagues as she is about to leave for her new job at the magazine press. At the meeting, Bong Joo proposes the rebuild of Un Ahm Jung and the setup of Un Ahm Jung franchise in other countries. This proposal is strongly opposed by Mr Oh as he thinks that this is simply overboard. The plan however continues as Bong Joo has the support of Joo Hee’s father.

It is now a year later. Sung-Chan is peddling all over Korea on his truck, selling seafood and vegetables as his mean of living. As he is selling at a certain location, someone however called the police, hence forcing him to leave. During the car pursue, Sung-Chan drops many of his items but he manages to escape in the end. After knowing who made the police report, Sung-Chan goes over to reason with him. However, Sung-Chan is instead thrown out of the shop by the owner…